Tag: cars

Hitch 50 Revisited

When last we checked in, Scotty and Fiddy, the lads behind a hitchhiking project called Hitch 50, had just left New York on their cross-country mission to hit all 50 state capitals in 50 Days.

Tagged: driving, cars, stunts, youtube, online video, road trips

Weekend Travel Section Roundup

It was another round of the unlikely-destination Olympics this weekend with each paper trying harder than the last: Libya! Vanuatu! Angola!

Location: Vanuatu

Tagged: hotels, islands, driving, weather, cars, south pacific

The Mongol Rally

Driving from London to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia sounds like a risky, but fantastic adventure. But making that same drive in a tiny econobox with a one-liter engine? A fool’s errand. Yet in this year’s Mongol Rally, some 200 foolhardy teams will attempt t

Location: United Kingdom / London

Tagged: driving, cars, oddities, stunts, races, road trips

Videos tagged with 'cars'

CARS OF HAVANA 2009

Producer: kendp

A trip to Cuba is like going back in time, at least as far as cars are concerned. Many of the cars seen on the streets are pre-1959 American models. The Cuban Revolution in 1959, putting Castro in power, caused the US to embargo Cuba, cutting off all shipments to that country. Since 1959, the only cars imported were from Europe, Japan and Russia, but only by the government. 95% of Cubans are prohibited from buying a car. But families who had a car before the Revolution were allowed to keep it, and many of those cars are still in daily use. Cuban mechanics, true geniuses, are able to keep them going even though they cannot import parts.

location: Cuba

tagged: cars, cuba, havana

views: 40 / rank: 5065 / uploaded: 05/09/2009